# Is this funny? A Poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293 "2004-08-24T16:37:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/1 "2004-08-24T16:37:12Z")
Chris Cuomo made this joke on GMA, and some say he got in trouble for it, re: Ted Kennedy being on the “No-Fly” list: “The Senator says it took him weeks to get his name off the list and homeland security director Tom Ridge later apologized,” Cuomo reported. And then he deadpanned: “However, it must be noted, Diane and Robin, that then Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge was seen laughing into his hand and high-fiving several of his colleagues. That is untrue, but that’s the news at 8.” Funny, or worthy of an ass-chewing? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/2 "2004-08-24T16:41:52Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/3 "2004-08-24T16:53:35Z")
I laughed. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/4 "2004-08-24T16:53:56Z")
Not very funny, but not really worthy of an ass-chewing, either. Just a dumb joke that fell on it’s face. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/5 "2004-08-24T17:01:51Z")
Only mildly amusing but even less so when you consider it was _“stolen”_ from Orin Hatch who quipped a similar sentiment in the original hearing. If you’re borrowing material from Orin Hatch you probably at least deserve to be kicked in the shin. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/6 "2004-08-24T17:04:28Z")
Hmm. Jon Stewart he ain’t… but it’s more of a problem of not-funny than ass-chewing error of judgement. ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/7 "2004-08-24T17:04:57Z")
It would have been funnier if Ridge had been churnin’ butter rather than high fiving. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/8 "2004-08-24T17:06:14Z")
Neither… ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/9 "2004-08-24T19:29:05Z")
Funny, yes. But inappropriate for a straight news show like GMA. Better suited for Leno. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/10 "2004-08-24T19:59:29Z")
I thought it was kinda funny, and GMA isn’t exactly heavy news. Certainly not the place that should get upset about a kinda funny joke. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/11 "2004-08-24T20:01:15Z")
I thought it was kind of a dud, but surely not worthy of an ass-chewing. ---
**Author:** ![Gamaliel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gamaliel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamaliel)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/12 "2004-08-24T20:06:22Z")
I don’t even understand why this is supposedly funny. I’m not offended or outraged either, just confused. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/13 "2004-08-24T20:45:33Z")
> [@Gamaliel](#): > > I don’t even understand why this is supposedly funny. > > I’m not offended or outraged either, just confused. Ya know…like Tom Ridge played a practical joke on Kennedy? ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/14 "2004-08-24T20:45:55Z")
Sounds like a dig at FOX to me. Not terribly funny, but no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Gamaliel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gamaliel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamaliel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/15 "2004-08-25T05:18:31Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Ya know…like Tom Ridge played a practical joke on Kennedy? That’s it? That’s pretty lametastic. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/16 "2004-08-25T12:25:27Z")
> [@Gamaliel](#): > > That’s it? That’s pretty lametastic. Well, it was just _kinda_ funny. Not worthy of the whirlwind of bullshit it stirred up, but more like, “heh-heh.” ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/17 "2004-08-25T12:32:49Z")
No coffee was spit on my part… ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/18 "2004-08-25T12:49:44Z")
[picks head up off desk] Wha…? Huh? You woke me up for _this_? No and no… zzzzzzzzzzzz [returns to nap] ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/19 "2004-08-25T22:22:12Z")
Could somebody explain it? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293/20 "2004-08-25T23:09:13Z")
Can Ted Kennedy even **fit** in an airplane? 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-funny-a-poll/261293.md?page=2)